Modernization
Making the Case for iPads in Every Classroom
Front Row Education makes an adaptive math learning iPad app for K-5 students.
Digital Government
White House Releases New Tools for Digital Strategy Anniversary
Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel says the effort serves as 'a giant permission slip telling government now is the time to innovate.'
Digital Government
What Google's X Lab Is Cooking Up Next
The company's secretive research office working on a number of neat tech innovations
Modernization
Softbank’s Latest Sprint Nextel Offer Includes a Seat on the Board for Uncle Sam
The seat would assuage fears about Chinese equipment suppliers like Huawei which might compromise the nation’s telecom infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Dissidents Fight Back as Governments Step Up Spyware Attacks
Spear-phishing attempts are just one kind of attack government agents deploy against citizens.
Modernization
For Twitter Users, Two-Step Verification Is Finally Here
The added layer of security will likely help prevent hackings in the future.
Modernization
GSA Inks Bulk Wireless Buying Program With Top Telecoms
The new contracts come on the one year anniversary of the Digital Government Strategy.
Emerging Tech
Massive Catalog of Streaming Government Data Coming Thursday
The list of nearly 300 federal APIs marks the one-year anniversary of the federal digital strategy.
Modernization
Senators Turn Tim Cook's Hearing into an Apple Genius Bar Visit
Sen. John McCain asked Cook why he has to update his apps so frequently.
Modernization
Mobile Data is the New Luxury Good in Southern Europe
The growth of data usage in Europe has slowed down in places where the economy has been hit by the euro crisis.
Modernization
One Year After Launch, Cloud Security Initiative Has Its First Taker
HHS collaborated with Amazon to produce a safety authorization that any agency can reuse to cut procurement expenses.
Modernization
DISA Cancels $45 Million Award to Store Exabytes of Drone and Satellite Images
Competition planned for massive cloud storage contract.
Modernization
250 Million Tablets Will Be Sold in 2013
The tipping point at which tablets become the planet’s dominant personal computing device is nigh.
Cybersecurity
CenturyLink, AT&T Approved to Immunize Key Private Networks Against Classified Threats
DHS lets the companies sell government-furnished protections against malware spotted by intelligence officials.
Modernization
Amazon gets FedRAMP certification
Commercial cloud giant is the third provider approved to sell secure cloud products and services.
Digital Government
Shared Services Can Be a Money Maker for Some Agencies
Agencies counteract dwindling IT budgets by offering services to other divisions.
Modernization
As Mobile Explodes in Africa, Nairobi Emerging as a Tech Leader
Kenyan capital becomes third African city to hostan IBM 'innovation center.'
Modernization
Consumer Smartphones OK'd for Military Use Lack Certain ID Protections
Pentagon disclosed security approvals for Apple iOS and BlackBerry 10 mobile devices.
Digital Government
The Potential Problem With Personalized Google Maps? We May Never Know What We're Not Seeing
Google is promising a million maps for a million people with its redesign. But can it avoid confining us to customized urban bubbles?
Modernization